Vinedos Verticales
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Don’t sleep on Malaga. Maybe this Southern Spanish region hasn’t always been on the tip of the tongue for most sommeliers, but that is the magic of the wine industry; any region can have its spotlight at any moment. And in the Sierras de Malaga, the innovative and rule-breaking pioneers are the Vinedos Verticales. Juan Munoz and Vincente Inat are redefining what it means to be a winemaker in Malaga, making wines of incredible complexity while paying homage to their local varieties and terroir.
Viñedos Verticales is a dream come true of Juan Muñoz, a third-generation winegrower and winemaker in the region, and Vicente Inat, an enologist with experience in several wine-growing areas. In 2015, the two friends and their families began on this adventure with the idea of crafting wines that express the singular character of the land where they were born.
The winery is located in Moclinejo, a small town in Axarquía (Málaga), near the Mediterranean Sea. Here, ancient vineyards grow on vertigo-inducing, steep slopes of schists, phyllites, and slate soils. The queen of the local varieties is the Muscat of Alexandria, and the Vinedos also grow other local, indigenous varieties, such as Pero Ximén, Doradilla, Garnacha, and the incredibly rare Romé.
Viticulture is still very traditional in Axarquilla and is heroic due to the steep rocky hillsides, which create an inseparable link between the land, the vineyards, and the people harvesting these vineyards.
Vinedos Verticales' philosophy is to work respectfully with the environment in the vineyard and winery. This entails regenerative viticulture and ancestral winemaking, creating distinct wines with little modern influence.
For vinification, Juan and Vicente utilize concrete vats, steel tanks, wooden barrels, and large oak casks that are more than 100 years old.
This unique terroir, the age of the vineyards, and the nature of its people make Axarquía a unique viticultural marvel. Vinedos Verticales focuses on small lot production to ensure the highest quality wines that balance elegance, minerality, and the distinct flavor characteristics of the Mediterranean while maintaining bright acidity through higher elevation sites.
